At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.

Joe Biden.

8/10.

"He's across the line, the speech is given, and the transition is on."

Donald Trump.

2/10.

"He's on the golf course, miserable, washed up, and looking exceedingly unpresidential."

MIQ Facilities and the Voucher System.

4/10.

"I get that it's hard when a lot of people want to come home and you don’t have the room.

But the mish mash, Mickey Mouse sort of calamity that seems to be operating as our quarantine service smacks, yet again, of a lack of organisation and precision."

West Indies Cricket Team Breaking Quarantine Rules.

1/10.

"Idiots."

The Economy.

7/10.

"Overall, we still aren't where we were. But a lot are, and doing better than we thought.

All good news is welcome."

The Reserve Bank.

6/10.

"Overall, they're shovelling well but the LVR call is an overreaction.

We'll see housing go nuts between now and March."

Growing Up in NZ Longitudinal Study.

8/10.

"The media, who can't get enough of a good whinge, picked the bullying stats out of this survey.

But what was also in there, if you cared to look, was the fact that if you're eight, growing up in this country is, was, and will most likely always be, pretty damn good."

Fruit and Vege Picker Shortage.

4/10.

"It's not just courgettes, it's all fruit and field work. This is another battle that seems harder than it needs to be.  

Why can't we get workers? Why does the problem not get resolved? How much energy is lost dragging this out, instead of fixing it?"

NZ Post.

4/10.

"They announce the start of the festive delivery season and so far at our house, they’ve lost two bags of tea and a dumbbell. Don’t ask.

Point is, I have little faith in a lot of stuff getting anywhere close to where it needs to be."

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